| Author |
Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855 |
| Title |
Shirley
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 81.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.
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| Credits |
Brenda Lewis, Fox in the Stars and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team
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| Summary |
"Shirley" by Charlotte Brontë is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story unfolds in the backdrop of the early 1800s in Yorkshire, England, and centers around themes of industrial strife and the social roles of women. The characters include a variety of curates like Mr. Donne and Mr. Malone, and particularly focuses on the enigmatic figure of Shirley, who defies the societal constraints placed on women of her time. The opening of the novel introduces readers to a group of young curates dining together, attempting to balance their social engagements with their pastoral duties in a region grappling with economic hardship. Their camaraderie is characterized by banter and quarrels, hinting at their complex personalities and backgrounds. The exposition sets the stage for the political and social conflicts of the era, highlighting the curates’ juxtaposition against the background of unrest borne from industrial changes. A sense of foreboding looms as the narrative hints at larger conflicts, most notably surrounding the character of Robert Moore, a mill owner, whose ambitions and struggles reflect the turmoil of the working class with impending violence suggested in the air. The narrative promises a rich exploration of characters as they navigate their fraught environments with both humor and gravity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
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| Subject |
Historical fiction
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| Subject |
Yorkshire (England) -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Women -- England -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Textile industry -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Fiction
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
30486 |
| Release Date |
Nov 16, 2009 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Jan 28, 2021 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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